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Owler Interview Questions
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Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 7 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

2.7 Rounds average
Difficult Typical difficulty
71.4% Positive experience

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5 roles · 7 reports

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Owler.

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Market Research Analyst

Research · more than a year ago

Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical

The interview process was super easy and only took a few hours, which made me feel relaxed and comfortable. While this relaxed atmosphere isn't always found in companies, there were three one-on-one interviews that felt a bit awkward and could have been skipped.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Tell me about the skills you have acquired.
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Senior Java Developer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Senior Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite Background check
Interview formats
Technical Coding System Design Behavioral

The interview will focus more on the basics and coding skills. Expect questions on threading, collections, garbage collection (GC), algorithms, and object-oriented (OO) design. After the technical rounds, there will be managerial rounds with the co-founder and the director of engineering.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • Can you explain the happens-before relationship, Cyclic Barrier, and CountDownLatch in Java threading?
  • Given a binary tree, how would you write a function to determine if it's symmetric around its root?
  • How would you approach the object-oriented design for a chess game?
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Software Engineer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Mid Difficult Neutral experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral

It started with a phone screening, then there were four back-to-back rounds that delved into both technical and personal aspects of my background. They covered analytics, OOP, my entire work history, and included salary negotiation.

Confirmed questions5 questions
  • Can you discuss all the areas you've worked in?
  • What about your experience with analytics?
  • And your OOP experience?
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Senior Manager

Marketing

Senior Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral

We welcome people with great skills. Research the company and the market well. Having experience in market research will increase your chances of joining us.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • Tell me about Owler and Meltwater.
  • Can you tell me about the company?
  • Can you tell me about the market?

Owler Interview Questions

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Given a binary tree, how would you write a function to determine if it's symmetric around its root?

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How would you approach the object-oriented design for a chess game?

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Can you explain the happens-before relationship, Cyclic Barrier, and CountDownLatch in Java threading?

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Were there any particularly challenging questions that fell outside the typical scope?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 7 Owler interview reports.

Interview formats

Technical 35.3%
Behavioral 35.3%
Coding 17.6%
Presentation 5.9%
System Design 5.9%

Interview difficulty

Easy 14.3%
Average 28.6%
Difficult 57.1%

Candidate experience

Positive 71.4%
Negative 14.3%
Neutral 14.3%

Reports by job function

Engineering 3
Research 2
Marketing 1
Product 1